On this page we discuss some of the famous monuments in Europe....
Big Ben (the Houses of Parliament)
London, England
Big Ben is the nickname for the world's largest chiming four faced clock. Each face is twenty-three feet in diameter and the tower itself is 316 feet high. It took thirteen years to build starting in 1843 and ending in 1856. Below each clockface are the words "God save our Queen Victoria I" written in Latin. http://www.britainexpress.com/London/Big_Ben.htm
The Eiffel Tower
Paris, France The Eiffel tower in Paris was inaugurated on March 31, 1889. It was celebrating the hundredth anniversary of the French Revolution. Gustave Eiffel built it. With 2 million visitors the first year and almost 6 million people a year today, the Eiffel Tower is a real crowd pleaser. It's not surprising when you consider the Eiffel Tower is the monument that best symbolizes Europe. It's also the one tourists prefer. The Eiffel tower is 324 m high! http://www.group-trotter.net/france/places/eiffel/eiffel.html
Buckingham Palace London, England
Home of the Queen of England, Buckingham Palace has housed the royalty of England since 1837. It was originally built as a house for the Duke's of Buckingham wife, but was changed into a palace in 1826 by King George IV. The ornately decoerated building has 775 rooms and is also the workingplace and headquarters of the British monarchy. The palace is also used to hold royal events, ceremonies, and banquets. Over 50,000 people a year come to attend these events. junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/london/buckinghampalace.html
Notre Dame de Paris Paris, France Notre-Dame de Paris is very old, over 800 years old! Appointed bishop of Paris in 1160, Maurice de Sully decided to give the capital a cathedral worthy of France’s largest city. He wanted to build it in the style of the day, now known as the gothic style. Construction began in 1163, and Notre-Dame would be completed some 100 years later, in 1272. During this time, many craftsmen’s guilds worked relentlessly. Notre-Dame de Paris, Our Lady of Paris! At the cathedral, there are 37 representations of the Virgin (sculptures, paintings, stained glass, and more). Since it was built, the cathedral has been one of the main symbols of Paris and of France. http://www.notredamedeparis.fr/The-great-history-of-Notre-Dame-de
The Little Mermaid Copenhagen, Denmark The Little Mermaid arrived in Denmark in 1913 as a present from Carl Jacobsen. It was taken from Hans Christian Andersen story of the Little mermaid. It is the story of the Little Mermaid who saves the life of a shipwrecked prince and sets off on a perilous quest to win his love. The price she pays is dear: To become human she must give up her lovely voice as well as her mermaid's tail, and if the prince should wed another, she will turn into foam on the waves and disappear forever. Even after making the sacrifice, she can't wed the prince. You will recognize a sad, melancholic look on the face of the statue... as she looks over the water reminising her lost mermaid past.http://www.denmark.net/denmark-guide/attractions-denmark/little-mermaid-copenhagen.html
Big Ben (the Houses of Parliament)
London, England
Big Ben is the nickname for the world's largest chiming four faced clock. Each face is twenty-three feet in diameter and the tower itself is 316 feet high. It took thirteen years to build starting in 1843 and ending in 1856. Below each clockface are the words "God save our Queen Victoria I" written in Latin.
http://www.britainexpress.com/London/Big_Ben.htm
http://www.londontoolkit.com/Walkimages/big_ben_from_river.jpg
The Eiffel Tower
Paris, France
The Eiffel tower in Paris was inaugurated on March 31, 1889. It was celebrating the hundredth anniversary of the French Revolution. Gustave Eiffel built it. With 2 million visitors the first year and almost 6 million people a year today, the Eiffel Tower is a real crowd pleaser. It's not surprising when you consider the Eiffel Tower is the monument that best symbolizes Europe. It's also the one tourists prefer. The Eiffel tower is 324 m high!
http://www.group-trotter.net/france/places/eiffel/eiffel.html
http://www.astsports.com.au/data/website/Image/Cricket/Ashes%202009/eiffel-tower-day.jpg
Buckingham Palace
London, England
Home of the Queen of England, Buckingham Palace has housed the royalty of England since 1837. It was originally built as a house for the Duke's of Buckingham wife, but was changed into a palace in 1826 by King George IV. The ornately decoerated building has 775 rooms and is also the workingplace and headquarters of the British monarchy. The palace is also used to hold royal events, ceremonies, and banquets. Over 50,000 people a year come to attend these events.
junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/london/buckinghampalace.html
http://www.londonguideandhotels.com/images/buckingham-palace.JPG
Notre Dame de Paris
Paris, France
Notre-Dame de Paris is very old, over 800 years old! Appointed bishop of Paris in 1160, Maurice de Sully decided to give the capital a cathedral worthy of France’s largest city. He wanted to build it in the style of the day, now known as the gothic style. Construction began in 1163, and Notre-Dame would be completed some 100 years later, in 1272. During this time, many craftsmen’s guilds worked relentlessly. Notre-Dame de Paris, Our Lady of Paris! At the cathedral, there are 37 representations of the Virgin (sculptures, paintings, stained glass, and more). Since it was built, the cathedral has been one of the main symbols of Paris and of France.
http://www.notredamedeparis.fr/The-great-history-of-Notre-Dame-de
The Little Mermaid
Copenhagen, Denmark The Little Mermaid arrived in Denmark in 1913 as a present from Carl Jacobsen. It was taken from Hans Christian Andersen story of the Little mermaid. It is the story of the Little Mermaid who saves the life of a shipwrecked prince and sets off on a perilous quest to win his love. The price she pays is dear: To become human she must give up her lovely voice as well as her mermaid's tail, and if the prince should wed another, she will turn into foam on the waves and disappear forever. Even after making the sacrifice, she can't wed the prince. You will recognize a sad, melancholic look on the face of the statue... as she looks over the water reminising her lost mermaid past.http://www.denmark.net/denmark-guide/attractions-denmark/little-mermaid-copenhagen.html
http://www.denmarkfacts.com/the_little_mermaid_denmark.html